No employment in 'Work for Money': Fund embezzled by committee

“Work for Money”, a government programme intended to generate income and ensure food security for the rural poor, has turned into a mess of corruption and irregularities in Natore.

"Work for Money", a government programme intended to generate income and ensure food security for the rural poor, has turned into a mess of corruption and irregularities in Natore.

Allegations are surfacing about the programme that instead of local employment, machines and imported materials are being used so that members of the supervising body can pocket hundreds of thousand taka for themselves.

A report on corruption in the programme was published in The Daily Star. To know more, watch Star News+.